Prestige vehicles proved the most popular among car buyers in December according to Showroom4cars.com, which has has revealed its Christmas 2001 top 10 list of most popular cars on its website.

German manufacturers dominate the list, taking the first six places outright, while BMW products take no less than three places.

Showroom4cars' business development manager Tony Butterfield said: “These results show that, especially at the prestige end of the market, buyers are thoroughly researching the bargains that are available.”

The Christmas 2001 results
1. BMW 3-Series (including Coupe)
2. Volkswagen Golf (PD diesels especially popular)
3. Mercedes-Benz C Class
4. Audi TT
5. BMW X5
6. BMW 5-Series
7. Alfa Romeo 147
8. Mercedes Benz E Class
9. Skoda Octavia (diesel estates and 4x4 popular)
10. Alfa Romeo 156.